Terms of Service

• Senate, 67th ⁽¹⁾ & 66th Legislatures
  1/9/1979 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/9/1979.
• Senate, 65th & 64th Legislatures
  1/14/1975 - 1/9/1979
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 8/8/1978.
• Senate, 63rd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
  Democrat
  

(1) Party switch from Democrat to Republican on 6/11/1981. "Meier Switches to GOP," 6/12/1981. Dallas Morning News .
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 67th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 76. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 65th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 107. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

• Photograph. Bill Meier, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Meier, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Meier, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Meier, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Bill Meier, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature 1973.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature 1979.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature 1981.
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.

Committee Information

• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair) 
• Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel  
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations  
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Education  
• Finance  
• Financial Institutions  
• Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters  
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Delivery of Human Services in Texas  
• Delivery of Human Services in Texas Subcommittee on Funding Patterns  
• Delivery of Human Services in Texas Subcommittee on Services for 0-17 Age Group  
• Finance  
• Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime (Chair) 
• Human Resources  
• Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs  
• Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
• Long-term Care Alternatives  
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Finance  
• Human Resources  
• Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs  
• Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
• Property Tax Committee, Legislative  
• Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim (Chair) 
• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Constitutional Convention Planning  
• Constitutional Convention Planning Subcommittee on Organization and Structure  
• Finance  
• Human Resources (Vice Chair) 
• Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs  
• Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
• Prison Reform  
• Property Tax Committee, Legislative